Information to be provided on the collection of personal data

as required by Articles 13 and 14 GDPR

The following obligations relating to the supply of information as set out in Articles 13 and 14 GDPR are intended to present you with detailed information about how your personal data is handled by the controller (see Point 1). If you have any questions you may contact us at any time. (See Point 2).

The legitimate interest is based on the purposes of direct contact (e.g. marketing activities) and the forwarding of offers and information on products and services (see Point 3).

To whom is your data sent?

The following entities receive your personal data:

Suppliers

Tax consultants

Financial authorities e.g. the Tax Office

Banks (as part of payment processes)

Public authorities/Offices in so far as a legal obligation to supply information or forward data exists

If applicable, Customs Authorities in the context of requirements under customs-related law when despatching goods

If applicable, the processor, in the context of fulfilling the order, in accordance with Article 28 GDPR

Customers/clients

Tax consultants

Financial authorities e.g. the Tax Office

Banks (as part of payment processes)

If applicable, Public Authorities/Bodies in so far as a legal obligation to supply information or forward data exists

If applicable, Customs Authorities in the context of requirements under customs or tax-related law when despatching goods

If applicable, the processor, in the context of fulfilling the order, in accordance with Article 28 GDPR

If applicable, logistics service-providers in the context of the performance of the contract (delivery services)

If applicable, lawyers/cash collection agencies in the context of debt collection

If applicable, banks/credit institutions or similar in the context of the securing and assignment of claims, as well as factoring

Applicants

Data sent to us as part of an application will not be sent to third parties as a matter of principle.

However, it can happen that your personal data is passed to Public Authorities/Public Bodies as part of legal requirements e.g. The German Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit).

Is there any intention of passing your data to a third country?

Suppliers, customers/clients

There is absolutely no intention of passing your data to a third country or an international organisation.

However, it can happen that your data is passed to an affiliated company (Auger Torque, Doherty, Solesbee’s) located in a third country e.g. the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand.

Applicants

There is no intention of passing your personal data to a third country. If such an eventuality should arise we will inform you before the data is sent.

Additional information as required by Article 13, Paragraph 2 GDPR

How long do we store your data?

Suppliers, customers/clients

Your data is stored for as long as we have a contract with you, as long as we have your consent, or for as long as required by the legal retention periods, depending on which retention period is the longest. The legal retention periods stipulate that your data should be retained for at least 10 years.

Applicants

Your data is stored for six months after the end of the application process. If you have agreed to be included in the applicants’ pool your data is stored for one year.

What rights (right of information, right of objection, etc.) do you have?

You are entitled to various rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. The details derive in particular from Articles 15 to 18 and 21.

Right to information. You may request confirmation from the controller whether personal data which relates to you are processed by us

Right to rectification. You have the right to rectification and/or completion by the data controller if the personal data relating to you is incorrect or incomplete.

Right to erasure. You may demand the erasure of your personal data. Your right to erasure depends on whether the data which relates to you is subject to a legal retention obligation.

Right to restriction. Under certain circumstances, you may demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Right to object. For reasons resulting from your own particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to any processing of personal data relating to you undertaken by reason of Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letters e or f GDPR. This also applies to any profiling supported by this provision.

Data portability. You have the right to receive personal data relating to you which you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

Right to complain. If you are of the opinion that we have not responded to your concern or have not responded to the full extent, then you may submit a complaint to the relevant Data Protection Supervisory Authority. This right exists irrespective of any other appeal under administrative law or legal remedy before the courts.

Withdrawal of consent to processing in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter a or Article 9, Paragraph 2, Letter a GDPR.

You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent given under data protection law at any time. By withdrawing your consent, the lawfulness of processing which has taken place by reason of consent up to the time of its withdrawal is not affected.

Is there an obligation to provide your personal data, and what are the consequences in the event of failure to provide data?

Suppliers, customers/clients, applicants

If you fail to provide us with certain data we are unable to enter into, perform or terminate the contract or parts of the contract with you, or undertake any pre-contractual measures.

Suppliers, customers/clients

By reason of certain legal obligations you must provide us with certain data so that we can perform the contracts we have concluded with you, e.g. under the requirements of commercial or tax law.

Does an automated decision-making process including profiling take place?

We do not undertake any automated decision-making including profiling.